Book Review of Troublemakers: The Greatest Dog and Pony Show in Iraq by Stephen Russell
By: Anthony Albright
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v12i1.772 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 31 - 35
Submitted on: Jul 29, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 1, 2025
Published on: Jan 12, 2026
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 Anthony Albright, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.